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presymptomatic

presymptomatic adjective: relating to the early stages of a disease, before all symptoms have developed and when therefore accurate diagnosis is not possible.

Adjective

presymptomatic (not comparable)

  1. relating to the early stages of a disease, before all symptoms have developed and when therefore accurate diagnosis is not possible.
    Synonyms:
    prepatent

Synonyms of presymptomatic

Origin of presymptomatic

From pre- + symptomatic.

Words formed from presymptomatic

Questions about presymptomatic

What does presymptomatic mean?
Presymptomatic means relating to the early stages of a disease, before all symptoms have developed and when therefore accurate diagnosis is not possible.
What part of speech is presymptomatic?
Presymptomatic is an adjective.

Words near presymptomatic in the dictionary

  1. presymmetry
  2. presympathetic
  3. presymphonies
  4. presymphony
  5. presymplectic
  6. presymptomatic
  7. presymptomatically
  8. presymtomatic
  9. presynapse
  10. presynapses
  11. presynapsis

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